Rack



Jan. 15, 1929. 1,698,762

C. MARTIN RACK Filed Dec. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 6'. Hariz'n.

Jan. 15, 1929. 698,762

C. MARTIN RACK Filed Dec. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gnwnto'o C. Marlin,

I I I Patented Jan. 15, 1929.

CAL MARTIN, OF LINCOLN, ILLINOIS.

RACK.

Application filed December The invention relates to new and useful improvements in racks and more especially seed corn racks.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, practical and economical device of this character whereby the seed corn may be conveniently suspended or supported in a barn or other building out of the reach of rats and other rodents.

With the foregoing and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of my invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, illustrating the application of my invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section, taken 011 line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 taken through the shield or canopy and associated parts.

Figure 1 is a plan view of one of the rack sections.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section, taken on line 5-5 of Figure 8.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the rack sections and Figure 7 is a similar view of one element or part of said section.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention and in which drawings like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views, my device comprises a plurality of seed corn supporting sections A, a swiveled link B from which the sections A are suspended, a supporting eye bolt C whereby the device may be supported from a hook or other equivalent member driven in the roof, a beam or other support of the barn or building and a conveX-concavo shield or canopy carried by the screw-eye C and disposed directly over and above the seed corn supporting sections A. The shield or canopy D is preferably constructed from galvanized iron and is approximately thirty inches in diameter and the link B is preferably constructed from a single continuous piece of spring steel wire bent into approximately U-shape form with its ends 1 is a vertical transverse section,-

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extending upwardly through vertical transverse apertures 2 formed in opposite ends of the horizontal transverse metal bar or yoke 3 swiveled to the lower end of the eye bolt C and said ends then bent outwardly approximately at right angles in opposite directions to form the retaining lugs or extensions l.

Each seed corn'supportin section A is preferably constructed from 9 spring steel wire and comprises four upwardly extending radially disposed prongs 5, which are disposed at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with a vertical plane and are provided with sharpened outer ends 6 to facilitate their engagement or penetration with the ears of suspended corn. In practice, about twenty sections will be used in each complete device which will accommodate a bushel of corn. The several sections are arranged in a vertical series, one above the other, and each section provided at its upper end with a pair of oppositely bent parallel laterally spaced hooks (5 whereby each section may be detachably engaged with and suspended from the loops 7 of the adjacent upper section. It will be noted that each section A is composed of three separate pieces of wire 8, 9 and 10, respectively, the wires 8 and 9 being bentto form the loops 7 and prongs 5 and the wires 10 twisted around the wires 8 and 9 immediately above the loops 7, as at 11, and then twisted together above the lower ends of the prongs 5, as at 12 with their ends extended upwardly and bent inwardly in opposite directions to form the parallel laterally spaced hooks 6 before mentioned.

lVith the use of my device, should a rat or other rodent attempt to reach the suspended corn by jumping on the shield or canopy, the latter will immediately tip to one side, thereby causing the rat to fall to the floor. It is to be understood that while as many seed corn supporting sections A may be employed as desired by virtue of the fact that these sections are detachably connected together, the lower section will be a suificient distance above the floor or ground to prevent the rodents from reaching the suspended corn by jumping.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood without requiring amore extended explanation.

Having described my invention, What I claim ii new and" desire to secure by Letters Patent; is:

In a device of the character described, an eye bolt a, convex-eonoavo shield or canopy fastened thereto, a supporting link swiveled to the lower end or the eye bolt and extending below the shield 0r oanopy and aplurality of correspondingly detaeh-itbly eonnected seed corn support-ingseetions suspended one below the otl'ie'r homthe supporting link, eeeh (if said sections being formed o f a plurality of strz t'iids of substantially rigid material including it pair of strands of 1112iterlal having their ends extending outwardly from a common center to proxzide corn oil" beyond the end of the prom- 1 to entirely overlie the ears of corn carried thereby.

In testimony whereof I a'flii: my signature.

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